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It's so much worse to live in regret in your forties than it is to take a chance in your late twenties.

~Donna Lynne Champlin

Topics: Chance Forties Late Live Much Regret Take Take A Chance Than Twenties Worse Your

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If you miss something in the theater, you are working through it; you'll get it tomorrow. It's easy to forgive yourself in the theater. On television, you do one shot. All you've done rehearsal-wise is be blocked. There is all this pressure to get it right then.

~Donna Lynne Champlin

Topics: Blocked Done Easy Forgive Get Miss Pressure Right Shot Something Television Theater Then Through Tomorrow Working You Yourself

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I would absolutely love to do a revival of 'Bury the Dead' by Irwin Shaw on Broadway, but it would have to be Joe Calarco's version that we did Off-Broadway at The Transport Group in 2008. It was just one of those amazing shows that didn't run long enough and not nearly enough people got a chance to see.

~Donna Lynne Champlin

Topics: Absolutely Amazing Broadway Bury Chance Dead Did Enough Enough People Got Group Joe Just Just One Long Love Nearly People Revival Run See Shows Those Transport Version Would

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Support women directors. When a play opens, and it's by a woman, put your money down.

~Donna Lynne Champlin

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The people who succeed are those who are aware of the rules; they respect the rules. But they make up their own rules. They create for creative sake.

~Donna Lynne Champlin

Topics: Aware Create Creative Make Make Up Own People Respect Rules Sake Succeed Those Up Who

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As a gold-card-carrying member of the nerd herd, I'm usually in the artsy, fringy, PBS-y kind of shows that change maybe five people's lives forever while leaving everyone else wondering if they can still make the ticket lottery at 'Wicked.'

~Donna Lynne Champlin

Topics: Change Else Everyone Everyone Else Five Forever Herd Kind Leaving Lives Lottery Make Maybe Member Nerd People Shows Still Ticket While Wicked Wondering

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It seems the more I play Jane Austen, the more poetic my writing becomes. The other day, I left a Post-it note for my husband that had the word 'ergo' on it. I gotta rein it in before I get all full out Madonnannoying.

~Donna Lynne Champlin

Topics: Austen Becomes Before Day Full Get Gotta Had Husband Jane Jane Austen Left More Note Other Out Play Poetic Rein Seems Word Writing

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My first job ever was selling balloons with my brother at parades when I was about six years old. My father wanted us to learn about money, how to make it, save it, spend it, etc.

~Donna Lynne Champlin

Topics: About Balloons Brother Etc Ever Father First First Job How Job Learn Make Money Old Parades Save Selling Six Spend Us Wanted Years

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About six months after I moved to New York City, I was literally down to my last twenty dollars when a friend of mine from college got me a job at an Upper East side gym. I ran the cafe, and I was the janitor. It was an unfortunate combination of duties, to say the least.

~Donna Lynne Champlin

Topics: About After Cafe City College Combination Dollars Down Duties East East Side Friend Got Gym Janitor Job Last Least Literally Me Mine Months Moved New New York New York City Ran Say Side Six Twenty Unfortunate Upper York

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No matter who you are, and no matter what you've accomplished, I have yet to meet someone who doesn't still feel like they're banging their head against some wall over something in their way.

~Donna Lynne Champlin

Topics: Accomplished Against Banging Feel Head Like Matter Meet Over Some Someone Something Still Wall Way Who You

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Actress

Born: January 21st, 1971

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